Monthly Archives: March 2013

Happy Easter Folks! A quick medley of coffee and tea establishments I think for this week. This was taken around 1910 and is of the Compton coffee house. This one is of Vokes Tea Gardens at Normandy taken around 1902. … Continue reading →

Well, there is just a few days to sign up to the A-Z April Challenge. This is when bloggers come together to blog every day, except Sunday’s. Each day representing a letter of the alphabet. Some bloggers have a theme, … Continue reading →

Catherine over at Seeking Susan, Meeting Marie has started a weekly theme called Thursday Thoughts. I don’t guarantee to play along each week, but here is this week’s offering. Today is Maundy Thursday. Traditionally, in the world of the day job … Continue reading →

Yesterday I reviewed this great book by Bill Smith. Today I have a real treat. I have a digital copy of the book to give away – as this is an e-book the give away will be international. So what … Continue reading →

From the back cover “Dr. Bill enjoys telling and sharing ancestor stories and related family history social context. He has published four family histories, to date, with more in progress. For the latest on Dr. Bill, his writings and stories, … Continue reading →

It was the book group meeting this afternoon to discuss the latest book which was The Help by Kathyrn Stockett. The feedback from the group was that it was well received on the whole, but someone thought it was working … Continue reading →

I was intrigued with I saw this book , and reminded of happy memories of 40 years ago when my Grandfather put a 1p British stamp into a matchbox and told me to see if I could find any others … Continue reading →

It’s been months since my last ramblings post; where does the time go? Christmas passed in a flash and now we are apparently in Spring although the British weather is lingering onto Winter with vengeance this year. As I type … Continue reading →

Catherine over at Seeking Susan, Meeting Marie has started a weekly theme called Thursday Thoughts. I don’t guarantee to play along each week, but here is this week’s offering, albeit a day late. Earlier in this week I was reading a … Continue reading →

Horton Parish Mug This mug would have been presented to members of the Parish. It bears the following details of Officers of the Parish Parish Councillors; John Munro – Chairman, William Harrison – Vice Chair, John Challenor Ralph Heath Henry Clews Thomas Meyer Simister William Critchlow, James Holdcroft, Sampson Warrington. Treasurer – James Swindells. … Continue reading →

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